Volatility

VIX Futures COT Positioning

As of Oct 6, 2026, commercial hedgers are net long at +90,598 contracts and added to their position by +12,669 week over week.

Latest: Oct 6, 2026
Coverage: Oct 19, 2021 - Oct 6, 2026
Weeks: 260

Commercial net

+90,598

Net long

Week over week

+12,669

Added

Large specs

-91,294

Retail

+696

Percentile

92th

Historic high

Net positioning

Commercials vs large speculators

260 weeks

Recent weeks

Week	Commercial net	Large spec net	Retail net
Oct 6, 2026	+90,598	-91,294	+696
Sep 29, 2026	+77,929	-79,610	+1,681
Sep 22, 2026	+77,121	-79,280	+2,159
Sep 15, 2026	+81,991	-86,585	+4,594

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VIX commercial and large speculator net positioning from Oct 19, 2021 to Oct 6, 2026, with a 10th-90th percentile band
Week	Commercial net	Large spec net
2021-10-19	93607	-86768
2021-10-26	109530	-101596
2021-11-02	106882	-103286
2021-11-09	88045	-79921
2021-11-16	73673	-62487
2021-11-23	92079	-81936
2021-11-30	68347	-61154
2021-12-07	55699	-47403
2021-12-14	57858	-44950
2021-12-21	40247	-31609
2021-12-28	56225	-47195
2022-01-04	69419	-60454
2022-01-11	61858	-53137
2022-01-18	55879	-46894
2022-01-25	50070	-41742
2022-02-01	33891	-26748
2022-02-08	44066	-35128
2022-02-15	52449	-46075
2022-02-22	53280	-45600
2022-03-01	61579	-54747
2022-03-08	57244	-50377
2022-03-15	58762	-47854
2022-03-22	66465	-58418
2022-03-29	84784	-65896
2022-04-05	89534	-83623
2022-04-12	88339	-81353
2022-04-19	82343	-75940
2022-04-26	80411	-72225
2022-05-03	69674	-61729
2022-05-10	59320	-47837
2022-05-17	48156	-39565
2022-05-24	50942	-43554
2022-05-31	53106	-44684
2022-06-07	62962	-57292
2022-06-14	80593	-74178
2022-06-21	55730	-49923
2022-06-28	56789	-49569
2022-07-05	52406	-45501
2022-07-12	73802	-66367
2022-07-19	76077	-69900
2022-07-26	99524	-92565
2022-08-02	105971	-98838
2022-08-09	103104	-98195
2022-08-16	105269	-102169
2022-08-23	108198	-106345
2022-08-30	101485	-97935
2022-09-06	95211	-88734
2022-09-13	105680	-98526
2022-09-20	90842	-81798
2022-09-27	90378	-82724
2022-10-04	77126	-69539
2022-10-11	83280	-74063
2022-10-18	67733	-60797
2022-10-25	60054	-52823
2022-11-01	69519	-63972
2022-11-08	82442	-75230
2022-11-15	74755	-64845
2022-11-22	69273	-63349
2022-11-29	73405	-67551
2022-12-06	78478	-74579
2022-12-13	85453	-82978
2022-12-20	79496	-67180
2022-12-27	76881	-68415
2023-01-03	75329	-68000
2023-01-10	79810	-72807
2023-01-17	55595	-52355
2023-01-24	58259	-53149
2023-01-31	69707	-66918
2023-02-07	71351	-64731
2023-02-14	61511	-56197
2023-02-21	62408	-56108
2023-02-28	57328	-55296
2023-03-07	62611	-61951
2023-03-14	66335	-61505
2023-03-21	52093	-49649
2023-03-28	45771	-42177
2023-04-04	56391	-57086
2023-04-11	49252	-49366
2023-04-18	65590	-63761
2023-04-25	82906	-81850
2023-05-02	80940	-79979
2023-05-09	70944	-67847
2023-05-16	56035	-54382
2023-05-23	68150	-64627
2023-05-30	65342	-62470
2023-06-06	59680	-57810
2023-06-13	67863	-67421
2023-06-20	60933	-61056
2023-06-27	66509	-64721
2023-07-03	58022	-54924
2023-07-11	52127	-50733
2023-07-18	44518	-40289
2023-07-25	46392	-42142
2023-08-01	44263	-42166
2023-08-08	48882	-44404
2023-08-15	31613	-25985
2023-08-22	31445	-27721
2023-08-29	38569	-33786
2023-09-05	44265	-42726
2023-09-12	40099	-39342
2023-09-19	34384	-28816
2023-09-26	58631	-52835
2023-10-03	40533	-34193
2023-10-10	22250	-14682
2023-10-17	31422	-22945
2023-10-24	26058	-21594
2023-10-31	18713	-13979
2023-11-07	35221	-33049
2023-11-14	46627	-42928
2023-11-21	47791	-47431
2023-11-28	48576	-47536
2023-12-05	57871	-56777
2023-12-12	45724	-46316
2023-12-19	34907	-30172
2023-12-26	60403	-56151
2024-01-02	50256	-44992
2024-01-09	51245	-44169
2024-01-16	48439	-43760
2024-01-23	54443	-49193
2024-01-30	57042	-54540
2024-02-06	53136	-48987
2024-02-13	54671	-50966
2024-02-20	43488	-39071
2024-02-27	42920	-40704
2024-03-05	49028	-45955
2024-03-12	50627	-49106
2024-03-19	48644	-44790
2024-03-26	43722	-43902
2024-04-02	53551	-50331
2024-04-09	37550	-31322
2024-04-16	26113	-22474
2024-04-23	23471	-18000
2024-04-30	28429	-22433
2024-05-07	41509	-38879
2024-05-14	47902	-48061
2024-05-21	51248	-51392
2024-05-28	41398	-42744
2024-06-04	41985	-41275
2024-06-11	47762	-48438
2024-06-18	48606	-49429
2024-06-25	63589	-61035
2024-07-02	55683	-53425
2024-07-09	61231	-61478
2024-07-16	63725	-62305
2024-07-23	65231	-58038
2024-07-30	55352	-49653
2024-08-06	55847	-43545
2024-08-13	18416	-20262
2024-08-20	21531	-24592
2024-08-27	29737	-30472
2024-09-03	24890	-25889
2024-09-10	19037	-15111
2024-09-17	11303	-6513
2024-09-24	6667	-5067
2024-10-01	16028	-15877
2024-10-08	4478	-3008
2024-10-15	-4011	322
2024-10-22	-9357	4025
2024-10-29	-2596	-1572
2024-11-05	13017	-16668
2024-11-12	2263	-4423
2024-11-19	8476	-8809
2024-11-26	17739	-19380
2024-12-03	31526	-33202
2024-12-10	45739	-45170
2024-12-17	48253	-48988
2024-12-24	21132	-17311
2024-12-31	33720	-30823
2025-01-07	34568	-31054
2025-01-14	28181	-26730
2025-01-21	25429	-28060
2025-01-28	50961	-49445
2025-02-04	46367	-48530
2025-02-11	53878	-58995
2025-02-18	55617	-57665
2025-02-25	68093	-69103
2025-03-04	40231	-40225
2025-03-11	19477	-17882
2025-03-18	-4470	6168
2025-03-25	2843	-8991
2025-04-01	8055	-10358
2025-04-08	13134	-13973
2025-04-15	17153	-17297
2025-04-22	3019	-5745
2025-04-29	-7837	4240
2025-05-06	-13545	10943
2025-05-13	-10164	6099
2025-05-20	-5585	4424
2025-05-27	5150	-5765
2025-06-03	3419	-3398
2025-06-10	5975	-4466
2025-06-17	20529	-19155
2025-06-24	21963	-22987
2025-07-01	34514	-35336
2025-07-08	39666	-39220
2025-07-15	43624	-44533
2025-07-22	48953	-50595
2025-07-29	65507	-67125
2025-08-05	85925	-86472
2025-08-12	80370	-83138
2025-08-19	92201	-92787
2025-08-26	89506	-93138
2025-09-02	105321	-106952
2025-09-09	104247	-107810
2025-09-16	100566	-101689
2025-09-23	101330	-101193
2025-09-30	104800	-104612
2025-10-07	105777	-120434
2025-10-14	101554	-97390
2025-10-21	74489	-71273
2025-10-28	72771	-71589
2025-11-04	89205	-85632
2025-11-10	79106	-77022
2025-11-18	85120	-80007
2025-11-25	54103	-54674
2025-12-02	65877	-63828
2025-12-09	74825	-75511
2025-12-16	75996	-74492
2025-12-23	82381	-81235
2025-12-30	90370	-90403
2026-01-06	86131	-88250
2026-01-13	89774	-92363
2026-01-20	89327	-89223
2026-01-27	69887	-74986
2026-02-03	79709	-80635
2026-02-10	65737	-65088
2026-02-17	73092	-71817
2026-02-24	59614	-54863
2026-03-03	59878	-55743
2026-03-10	42293	-42835
2026-03-17	42662	-46401
2026-03-24	21958	-24975
2026-03-31	33971	-31158
2026-04-07	22566	-20388
2026-04-14	23022	-24304
2026-04-21	28247	-27262
2026-04-28	28374	-27842
2026-05-05	26484	-24683
2026-05-12	49054	-48961
2026-05-19	53251	-55769
2026-05-26	57230	-54484
2026-06-02	72673	-69952
2026-06-09	72459	-74420
2026-06-16	66257	-66739
2026-06-23	68843	-66774
2026-06-30	60706	-58486
2026-07-07	67525	-64124
2026-07-14	67107	-65783
2026-07-21	75398	-76861
2026-07-28	67389	-63413
2026-08-04	65590	-61109
2026-08-11	77297	-74934
2026-08-18	89322	-89446
2026-08-25	78580	-78164
2026-09-01	79343	-84185
2026-09-08	90200	-94829
2026-09-15	81991	-86585
2026-09-22	77121	-79280
2026-09-29	77929	-79610
2026-10-06	90598	-91294

VIX commercial and large speculator net positioning from Oct 19, 2021 to Oct 6, 2026, with a 10th-90th percentile band

Week

Commercial net

Large spec net

2021-10-19

93607

-86768

2021-10-26

109530

-101596

2021-11-02

106882

-103286

2021-11-09

88045

-79921

2021-11-16

73673

-62487

2021-11-23

92079

-81936

2021-11-30

68347

-61154

2021-12-07

55699

-47403

2021-12-14

57858

-44950

2021-12-21

40247

-31609

2021-12-28

56225

-47195

2022-01-04

69419

-60454

2022-01-11

61858

-53137

2022-01-18

55879

-46894

2022-01-25

50070

-41742

2022-02-01

33891

-26748

2022-02-08

44066

-35128

2022-02-15

52449

-46075

2022-02-22

53280

-45600

2022-03-01

61579

-54747

2022-03-08

57244

-50377

2022-03-15

58762

-47854

2022-03-22

66465

-58418

2022-03-29

84784

-65896

2022-04-05

89534

-83623

2022-04-12

88339

-81353

2022-04-19

82343

-75940

2022-04-26

80411

-72225

2022-05-03

69674

-61729

2022-05-10

59320

-47837

2022-05-17

48156

-39565

2022-05-24

50942

-43554

2022-05-31

53106

-44684

2022-06-07

62962

-57292

2022-06-14

80593

-74178

2022-06-21

55730

-49923

2022-06-28

56789

-49569

2022-07-05

52406

-45501

2022-07-12

73802

-66367

2022-07-19

76077

-69900

2022-07-26

99524

-92565

2022-08-02

105971

-98838

2022-08-09

103104

-98195

2022-08-16

105269

-102169

2022-08-23

108198

-106345

2022-08-30

101485

-97935

2022-09-06

95211

-88734

2022-09-13

105680

-98526

2022-09-20

90842

-81798

2022-09-27

90378

-82724

2022-10-04

77126

-69539

2022-10-11

83280

-74063

2022-10-18

67733

-60797

2022-10-25

60054

-52823

2022-11-01

69519

-63972

2022-11-08

82442

-75230

2022-11-15

74755

-64845

2022-11-22

69273

-63349

2022-11-29

73405

-67551

2022-12-06

78478

-74579

2022-12-13

85453

-82978

2022-12-20

79496

-67180

2022-12-27

76881

-68415

2023-01-03

75329

-68000

2023-01-10

79810

-72807

2023-01-17

55595

-52355

2023-01-24

58259

-53149

2023-01-31

69707

-66918

2023-02-07

71351

-64731

2023-02-14

61511

-56197

2023-02-21

62408

-56108

2023-02-28

57328

-55296

2023-03-07

62611

-61951

2023-03-14

66335

-61505

2023-03-21

52093

-49649

2023-03-28

45771

-42177

2023-04-04

56391

-57086

2023-04-11

49252

-49366

2023-04-18

65590

-63761

2023-04-25

82906

-81850

2023-05-02

80940

-79979

2023-05-09

70944

-67847

2023-05-16

56035

-54382

2023-05-23

68150

-64627

2023-05-30

65342

-62470

2023-06-06

59680

-57810

2023-06-13

67863

-67421

2023-06-20

60933

-61056

2023-06-27

66509

-64721

2023-07-03

58022

-54924

2023-07-11

52127

-50733

2023-07-18

44518

-40289

2023-07-25

46392

-42142

2023-08-01

44263

-42166

2023-08-08

48882

-44404

2023-08-15

31613

-25985

2023-08-22

31445

-27721

2023-08-29

38569

-33786

2023-09-05

44265

-42726

2023-09-12

40099

-39342

2023-09-19

34384

-28816

2023-09-26

58631

-52835

2023-10-03

40533

-34193

2023-10-10

22250

-14682

2023-10-17

31422

-22945

2023-10-24

26058

-21594

2023-10-31

18713

-13979

2023-11-07

35221

-33049

2023-11-14

46627

-42928

2023-11-21

47791

-47431

2023-11-28

48576

-47536

2023-12-05

57871

-56777

2023-12-12

45724

-46316

2023-12-19

34907

-30172

2023-12-26

60403

-56151

2024-01-02

50256

-44992

2024-01-09

51245

-44169

2024-01-16

48439

-43760

2024-01-23

54443

-49193

2024-01-30

57042

-54540

2024-02-06

53136

-48987

2024-02-13

54671

-50966

2024-02-20

43488

-39071

2024-02-27

42920

-40704

2024-03-05

49028

-45955

2024-03-12

50627

-49106

2024-03-19

48644

-44790

2024-03-26

43722

-43902

2024-04-02

53551

-50331

2024-04-09

37550

-31322

2024-04-16

26113

-22474

2024-04-23

23471

-18000

2024-04-30

28429

-22433

2024-05-07

41509

-38879

2024-05-14

47902

-48061

2024-05-21

51248

-51392

2024-05-28

41398

-42744

2024-06-04

41985

-41275

2024-06-11

47762

-48438

2024-06-18

48606

-49429

2024-06-25

63589

-61035

2024-07-02

55683

-53425

2024-07-09

61231

-61478

2024-07-16

63725

-62305

2024-07-23

65231

-58038

2024-07-30

55352

-49653

2024-08-06

55847

-43545

2024-08-13

18416

-20262

2024-08-20

21531

-24592

2024-08-27

29737

-30472

2024-09-03

24890

-25889

2024-09-10

19037

-15111

2024-09-17

11303

-6513

2024-09-24

6667

-5067

2024-10-01

16028

-15877

2024-10-08

4478

-3008

2024-10-15

-4011

322

2024-10-22

-9357

4025

2024-10-29

-2596

-1572

2024-11-05

13017

-16668

2024-11-12

2263

-4423

2024-11-19

8476

-8809

2024-11-26

17739

-19380

2024-12-03

31526

-33202

2024-12-10

45739

-45170

2024-12-17

48253

-48988

2024-12-24

21132

-17311

2024-12-31

33720

-30823

2025-01-07

34568

-31054

2025-01-14

28181

-26730

2025-01-21

25429

-28060

2025-01-28

50961

-49445

2025-02-04

46367

-48530

2025-02-11

53878

-58995

2025-02-18

55617

-57665

2025-02-25

68093

-69103

2025-03-04

40231

-40225

2025-03-11

19477

-17882

2025-03-18

-4470

6168

2025-03-25

2843

-8991

2025-04-01

8055

-10358

2025-04-08

13134

-13973

2025-04-15

17153

-17297

2025-04-22

3019

-5745

2025-04-29

-7837

4240

2025-05-06

-13545

10943

2025-05-13

-10164

6099

2025-05-20

-5585

4424

2025-05-27

5150

-5765

2025-06-03

3419

-3398

2025-06-10

5975

-4466

2025-06-17

20529

-19155

2025-06-24

21963

-22987

2025-07-01

34514

-35336

2025-07-08

39666

-39220

2025-07-15

43624

-44533

2025-07-22

48953

-50595

2025-07-29

65507

-67125

2025-08-05

85925

-86472

2025-08-12

80370

-83138

2025-08-19

92201

-92787

2025-08-26

89506

-93138

2025-09-02

105321

-106952

2025-09-09

104247

-107810

2025-09-16

100566

-101689

2025-09-23

101330

-101193

2025-09-30

104800

-104612

2025-10-07

105777

-120434

2025-10-14

101554

-97390

2025-10-21

74489

-71273

2025-10-28

72771

-71589

2025-11-04

89205

-85632

2025-11-10

79106

-77022

2025-11-18

85120

-80007

2025-11-25

54103

-54674

2025-12-02

65877

-63828

2025-12-09

74825

-75511

2025-12-16

75996

-74492

2025-12-23

82381

-81235

2025-12-30

90370

-90403

2026-01-06

86131

-88250

2026-01-13

89774

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